Saw VoJiK A';iiictJ/rLUAL Kxi'KUimb.vx H^r ation. l'.)U 



tUtiiiu^i liH th<r \>v<t[t<tri\ifU Of \H'.V('MiiUti:,t', which ih«; wu^ar i'/tuxti' 

 UiU'.H of th«; total Ko))d« ill Ih'; juJcK ThiiK, in the illuatrjitlon 

 i(\\'*'.u, of HMi (>JiftH of total WilidK in juic*?, th^i sugar forrru* 70 

 partjj. 



Why in th<r <:<}"iVii:Urni of j/iiriiy ft^iinvt imi an an ijfj;x>i-tajjt eh- 

 ni^-nt j/i li'-Afnulinii'/ \\nt <|ijality of »ijgar l><^ftH? HfUMUi^t the 

 poHion which in not Hiigar ]ti'<tv('niii (j>Ui\AitiM cryaiaiU'/.iitUm and 

 r<-r :ov<-ry of th<; nugar in IIk; int*cjf>^H (ff UMntifaiAMia. KxjArri'jn';'; 

 haK Hhown t}i;it for '-{J'h jx^urwl of uoixHu^at' nfAula, (nut i>ound of 

 Hiigar iK not r<-':ov<-r<r<J from tiM; juic^f. In t.h<; illuHtration us^^d 

 al>ov<-, v\'<? havff in 100 {/oundK of juic'; 12.8 pounds of sugar and 

 5.4 [>^>iin^l>« of nori'Hijgar >*^>lidK, lli^in, in thi^ caH^,*. we nhould 

 f'Xpi-.iA to r<rcov<;r only 7.4 j>ound}> of KUgar from th'^ 12.8 poundK 

 \)V<-M<'U\ in th<; jui':';. 



'i'o givf; anoih<;r iJlrjHt.ration, 100 [K>und« of juic*; (jjiiia^^wn IIM 

 poun^JK of fiijgar and 10.8 poundn of total HolidK. Th^i co't-fficient 

 of purity iK 87.5 and th^; amount of non-Kugar Holifl« is 2.5 pounds. 

 From 100 j>oundH of HUf-h juic<^ 14.8 pounds of sugar could he re- 

 C'Overr:r<]. 



Ah a rule, sugar is recovered to the extent of 70 pounds for 100 

 IxhukIh of HUiiar in the heet r^>^>t. 



From th" in<-(tn\ht4^ Hl:alem^mts, the impoKanee of the purity 

 of her:t juice- can he appreciat<i<J as an element in determining the 

 j>ractical value of sugar he<,'tj4 for sugar production. 



The tahulated statern^-nt on pag^ 101 Hh'<ws the results obtained 

 hy us in our season's work. 



To./^rj /O -H I.M-XUK.VCI.VG COKFKICIKNT OF PUJinV. 



Most of the conditions which affect the percentage of sugar 

 contained in her-ts als^j influrmre the coelTicient of purity. Among 

 conditions sfK-ciaJly to he mentionf-d are the following: 



1. .Maturity. 



2. Fertilizers, 

 .'i. Kize. 



4. Portion <)i' root. 



